Profits at Google-owner Alphabet jumped almost 73% in the first three months of the year, as revenues from internet advertising soared.

 The northern province of Hung Yen has prepared a list of 13 enterprises that need improvement for causing environmental pollution last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A constant stream of vehicles have been flowing to Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho Province to commemorate the Hung Kings and the early ancestors of the Vietnamese people.

National Committee for Traffic Safety has ordered the Ministry of Education and Training to direct all schools nationwide to ban car parking in school premises or on pavements near schools.

While foreign-invested manufacturers have shifted to importing cars for domestic sale, Vietnamese enterprises have increased investments and expanded production, vowing to develop a domestic automobile industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Ha Tinh has come up with an innovative way to reduce moss on its walls and attract tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s thermal power plants generated up to 12.2 million tones of coal ash last year, while treating only 4 million tonnes, meaning inventory rose to 25.2 million tonnes,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A working group of environmental experts has discovered underground diesel leaks in wells located in Huong Trach Commune’s Tan Phuc Village in the central province of Ha Tinh.

 Hanoi Buffaloes were crowned champions of the first Viet Nam Futsal League (VFL) after beating HCM City Wings in a penalty shootout on Sunday.

 Five Vietnamese coaches could take charge of world-leading clubs after they finished a course by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently.

 A resident in the southern province of Dong Thap found a statue of Vishnu dating to the seventh century.

Nguy Thi Khanh, director of Viet Nam’s GreenID, features on the newly-published list of seven winners of the 2018 Goldman Environmental Prize - the world’s largest award for grassroots environmental activists. 

 Traditional craft villages of Hanoi are facing a shortage of labourers, especially skilled workers, reported Kinh te Viet Nam &The Gioi (Viet Nam and World Economy) Magazine.

 Thousands of mobile phone subscribers are rushing to service providers across the country to update their personal information.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top-flight player Ly Hoang Nam is seeded No 1 at the Men’s Futures Vietnam F1 tennis tournament, which will be held from April 30 to May 6 in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s aerobic team won three gold medals at the Suzuki World Cup 2018 FIG World Cup Series Tokyo International Finals, which concluded in Tokyo on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 80,000 new employees are needed in HCM City for the second quarter as the city focuses on improving economic competitiveness and quality of growth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 500 contestants, winning prizes in grassroots-level information technology (IT) competitions in 29 districts and towns, took part in the 23rd Ha Noi IT Competition for Young People on Sunday.

 Canadian police are questioning the suspected driver of a rented van that ploughed into pedestrians in northern Toronto on Monday, killing 10 and injuring 15.

VietNamNet Bridge - If everything goes smoothly, the Vietnam stock market may be upgraded to an emerging market by 2020.